Mourgon
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Mourgon Mourgon le Mort |
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| Water code | FR : K3124000 | |
| location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Allier → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Isserpent 46 ° 9 ′ 15 ″ N , 3 ° 38 ′ 33 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 407 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Marcenat in the Allier coordinates: 46 ° 12 ′ 46 ″ N , 3 ° 25 ′ 14 ″ E 46 ° 12 ′ 46 ″ N , 3 ° 25 ′ 14 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 235 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 172 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 7.2 ‰ | |
| length | 24 km | |
| Catchment area | 127 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Mourgon le Vif | |
The Mourgon (in the upper reaches: Mourgon le Mort ) is a river in France that runs in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the municipality of Isserpent and drains through the Montagne Bourbonnaise landscape in a west to north-west direction. After merging with its sister river Mourgon le Vif , in the municipality of Bost , it changes its name to Mourgon , crosses the local area of Saint-Germain-des-Fossés and, after 24 kilometers, flows into the Allier as a right tributary in the municipality of Marcenat .
Places on the river
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
- ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Mourgon at SANDRE (French), accessed on March 17, 2012, rounded to the nearest kilometer.